🆕 Optimism Ecosystem Thrives with EIP-4844 and Superchain Identity Launch

The OP Bulletin provides essential updates on the Optimism ecosystem, including governance, grants, and new integrations, with key highlights like EIP-4844 implementation and the Superchain Identity launch. The community's reaction is largely positive, celebrating reduced transaction costs and actively participating in governance discussions and proposals.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
🏷️ Newsworthy - Affecting Governance


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🆕 Retro Funding 6 Announced: Up to 3.5M OP for Optimism Governance Contributions

system announced Retro Funding 6 to reward contributions to Optimism Governance, with a funding range of 1.1M OP to 3.5M OP determined by community vote, and grants delivered over 100 days using Superfluid infrastructure. The community is actively engaging with the application process, with discussions on group applications, eligibility criteria, and concerns about the fairness of the rewards system.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Uniswap Arbitrum Delegate Program Proposes $1M ARB Grant Match to Boost Liquidity

The Uniswap Arbitrum Delegate Program (UADP) is seeking to match a 1,000,000 ARB grant from the Arbitrum LTIPP with $250k to $1M from the Uniswap DAO to incentivize liquidity providers, with mixed but generally supportive community reactions. The benefits include mutual advantages for Uniswap and Arbitrum, increased liquidity, and user engagement, while the costs and next actions remain undetermined.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡

Name:
[BIP-705] Fund Balancer Grants Q4 2024

Type:
🤝 = Grants

Link:
https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-705-fund-balancer-grants-q4-2024/6006

🆕 Umami Finance's STIP.B Update: ARB Disbursement, GM Vault Incentives, and TVL Growth

The bi-weekly update for Umami Finance's STIP.B discusses ARB disbursement and incentives for GM vaults, highlighting TVL growth, emission rate adjustments, and the upcoming ARB vault launch. The community's reaction is positive, appreciating the transparency and successful TVL increase from $10 million to over $13 million.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available


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🆕 Web3 Grant Programs: Improving Transparency and Effectiveness with Metrics and Frameworks

The discussion led by ZER8 examines Web3 grant programs, their structure, challenges, and best practices, aiming to improve transparency and effectiveness through metrics and a maturity framework. The community appreciates the detailed report, which highlights the benefits of structured frameworks and metrics for enhancing grant program outcomes.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update


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🆕 New Impact Metrics Introduced for Retro Funding 5 in Optimism Ecosystem

ccerv1 introduced new impact metrics for Retro Funding 5 to improve the evaluation of GitHub contributions in the Optimism ecosystem, using basic stats, contributor counts, and trust-weighted metrics. Community reaction and the overall impact are yet to be determined, with no next actions specified.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update


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🆕 Rocket Pool Round 17 Retrospective Applications Open: $1k Award for rETH Slippage Project Proposed

ShfRyn has called for retrospective applications for Rocket Pool's Round 17, focusing on contributions from September 7, 2024, to October 7, 2024, with a strict deadline and clear evaluation schedule. Valdorff discusses a proposal for a $1k retrospective award for ramana's rETH Slippage project, benefiting IMC members and indirectly improving liquidity and protocol health for rETH and RPL holders.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Spectra Grant Update: $411k in gmBTC and $150k in gmETH Amid Community Concerns

The Spectra Grant Bi-Weekly Update as of September 5, 2024, reports on the project's TVL and LP engagement, noting $411k in gmBTC with 10% APY and $150k in gmETH with 8.58% APY, but highlights challenges due to market conditions. Community reactions include disappointment and calls to abandon the project.

🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update


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🆕 Compound Grants Program Renewal Proposed with $1.375M Budget for 12 Months

harsha proposed renewing the Compound Grants Program (CGP) for 12 months with a $1.375M budget to fund impactful projects, streamline processes, and ensure long-term support for community initiatives. The community is largely supportive, highlighting the program's past successes and the proposed improvements, with no significant negative feedback noted.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡

Name:
Retro9000: Up to $40m in retroactive grants for Avalanche L1s 🔺

Type:
🤝 = Grants

Link:
https://x.com/avax/status/1839290574047736238

🆕 Gitcoin's "Allo Builders Advancement Round" Launches with $5K Matching Pool and Community Support

The \"Allo Builders Advancement Round\" aims to fund projects integrating with the Allo Protocol, using a COCM variant of Quadratic Funding with a $5K matching pool, and involves community networks like the Cartographer Syndicate and Greenpill. The community appreciates the initiative's alignment with Gitcoin's goals and experienced team but has concerns about the impact evaluation and vague details on coding contributions.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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🆕 SafeDAO Pauses Wave 2 Grants to Prioritize Safe{Core} Gas Station Program

The Wave 2 Grants program is on hold to focus on future initiatives, with ongoing collaboration on the Safe{Core} Gas Station Program. The community is eager for the grants to resume, but no clear positives or negatives have been identified, and no next actions are determined.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update


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🆕 Arbitrum DAO's Cp0x Delegate Communication Thread Sparks Debate on Transparency and Funding

The \"Cp0x Delegate Communication Thread\" is a platform for cp0x to share voting decisions and updates within the Arbitrum DAO, promoting transparency and community engagement. While the community generally supports cp0x's transparency and thoughtful analysis, there are concerns about fairness, high grant requests, and the effectiveness of funding.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
🏷️ Delegate - Reasoning/Justification


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🆕 Gitcoin GG22 Proposal Aims to Raise $12K for Youth Services via Quadratic Funding

The \"GG22 Community Round Proposal - Youth In Need\" aims to support youth through various services, potentially raising $6,000-$12,000 via quadratic funding, with a positive community reaction and promotional efforts by key individuals. Concerns include the evaluation plan's effectiveness and the feasibility of raising sufficient funds, but the project is seen as promising with potential for collaboration with Endaoment.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Gitcoin BioFi Pathfinders Round: Supporting Bioregional Finance with Quadratic Funding

The BioFi Pathfinders Round is an initiative to support Bioregional Organizing Teams in developing Bioregional Finance strategies, using innovative funding mechanisms like Quadratic Funding to decentralize economic power and promote regenerative economies. The community is supportive, appreciating the solid proposal and impact evaluation methods, though some concerns about budget clarity have been raised.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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🆕 Rocketpool Round 16 Outcomes: Grant Approvals, Project Suspensions, and Operation rETH Initiation

The discussion covers the outcomes of Round 16 managed by the GMC, including grant approvals, project suspensions, and the initiation of Operation rETH, with active community participation and feedback. While the process shows transparency and support for valuable initiatives, high costs and project suspensions like Rocketlend have raised some concerns.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Lido Community Supports Funding for Council Daemons to Enhance DSM Transactions

George proposed funding for Council Daemons to manage DSM transactions and migrate to a decentralized data bus, enhancing reliability and security with estimated costs of up to 1 ETH per month and $10,000 annually. The community, including kadmil and Izzy, supports the initiative, considering the costs reasonable.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Security - Audit
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Fiat Donation Capabilities Proposed for Gitcoin's Grants Stack, Community Shows Strong Support

noahchonlee proposed adding fiat donation capabilities to Gitcoin's Grants Stack, which could increase donation volume and user base significantly with minimal development time required. The community has shown strong support, with several groups already interested in using the feature for GG22.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available


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🆕 Mimir: Multisig Tool for Wallet Module Management Seeks $10K USDC Funding

Mimir is a multisig tool aimed at simplifying module installation and configuration within wallets, featuring a Module Market and Account Rules Map for user-friendly management, and is seeking $10K in USDC for further development. The community has not yet discussed it, and the project is currently in a review period, with the next opportunity for funding proposals starting on September 30.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡

Name:
Compound Grants Program (CGP) is LIVE

Type:
🤝 = Grants

Link:
https://x.com/compoundgrants/status/1839717153840484681